The Vampire’s Servant novel Chapter 162

As we entered the house, Wendell met us in the entry. She smiled and went to Echo, relieving her of the cooler and the dishes that resided within.

“Everyone is either in bed or in the office. We should probably consider just taking the doors off the library.” Wendell told us.

“Who was it this time?” Grayson snorted.

“Finn and Amelia. It seems that he finally got through to her. They knocked down some shelves. Lisa and I got them set to rights. Those two are in Amelia’s room now.” She answered with a giggle.

“Who knew libraries were such aphrodisiacs?” I muttered.

“It’s just silly that every couple ends up doing things in there.” Echo smiled. “We should make ‘no hanky-panky’ signs for it. Though, I don’t know that it would stop them.”

“I’ll take care of these dishes. Is there anything else you need?” Wendell asked.

“No, thank you.” I responded and tugged Echo gently to the stairs.

We needed to get her marked so we could all be stronger. I could feel her excitement. Echo had been wanting us to mark her for nearly a month.

It was hard not giving in to her every time she asked for it. The way she pouted and pled was adorable. I was weakened whenever she turned her watery eyes on me. I have no idea how I was able to resist for so long.

Grayson followed us upstairs and into Echo’s room. He locked the door behind us and joined us where I was dancing Echo around the room. I spun Echo around to turn to Grayson.

He took her in his arms and pulled her close to him. I pulled her hair back and began licking over the crook of her neck. I paid attention tonight and saw where most of the women were marked.

“What are you doing?” Grayson asked as I switched sides.

“Making sure neither of our marks harms her. I know the pain of marking, for wolves, is turned to pleasure, but I don’t know that she’s wolf enough for that. I’m sure you wouldn’t want it to hurt her.”

“Good plan. The last thing I want is for her to be hurt or scared. See how our Victor thinks ahead, angel.” He murmured.

“He’s always taking care of me.” Echo giggled.

“I take care of you, angel.” Grayson pouted.

“We should mark her before the numbing wears off. She wasn’t saying that you didn’t take care of her, just that it’s been my job since we first met.” I replied.

Who would have thought that the frightened little girl I met nearly two months ago would become the most important person in my life? She was playful, hardworking, kind, and cool. Echo embodies some aspect of all the species that made her.

My pride in her couldn’t be any bigger. Echo was perfection. I couldn’t wait to show her the whole world.

“Are you ready, princess?” I asked.

“I’m so ready, Victor. I’ve been ready for ages.” She sighed.

“Lean your head back and lower your arms. Give us the room to claim you.” I whispered.

“At the same time?” Echo asked.

“We don’t want to risk one mark overpowering the other. We don’t know what will happen if one of us marks you before the other. No one has ever had two mates at the same time, princess.” I explained.

“O-okay.” She replied with a shiver and relaxed in our arms.

Echo leaned her head back onto my shoulder. Her arms dropped from Grayson’s shoulders to his forearms. She trusted us so fully. I loved her even more than I thought I did before.

It had been so long since someone trusted me as fully as Echo did. I relished the feeling of her trusting love. Slowly, I lowered my lips to her neck.

Grayson mimicked my movement. We were in perfect sync as we both began kissing her sweet neck. I could smell her blood pumping below the skin.

Now that Echo was healthy, we knew she’d be a strong vampire when she turned. At least as strong as me. Though, Marius suspected she would be as strong as a vampire more than twice my age.

Since I’d started off with drinking her blood separate from her, Marius wasn’t worried about me losing control and turning her. He had given his blessing for the marking a few days ago. I was elated.

I extended my fangs and reached over to Grayson’s wrist. I gave him a squeeze and we struck at the same time. Echo’s blood flowed over my tongue.

After drinking a little to seal the mark, I licked the puncture wounds and moved back. I wanted to see my mark on her beautiful skin. It took a moment for me to register what I was seeing.

My mark was gone. I could feel my connection to Echo strengthen as if it were there, but there was no puncture scar. It didn’t make sense.

“Woah. That’s weird.” Grayson said. “Victor, look at this.”

I let Echo go and went to stand in front of her. Where Grayson had bitten there was a symbol. It was almost like a tattoo, but dark red.

A crescent moon being pierced by a fang and surrounded by a solid circle, like a halo around the moon. I traced my fingers over it and Echo shivered again. I had never seen anything like it.

Looking over to Grayson, I saw the edges of a similar mark coming from his collar. I reached over and pulled his shirt aside. It was the exact same symbol.

“Grayson, do I have that mark as well?” I asked pulling my collar over.

“Yeah. I’m guessing I do, too.” He responded.

“What does it mean?” Echo asked.

“I think we were actually all meant to be together, princess. This symbol was created for us. So our bond would be more apparent.” I told her.

“Your scent has changed. You remember when we were pushing back the curse? It smells like that.” Grayson said.

“I can smell it now. I was so shocked, I wasn’t paying attention. A new mark, a new scent. Emmalyn said there were two powerful triads in the house. I wonder if this means something else.” I pondered. “I’m going to get Preston. Maybe he’ll know.”

I rushed out of the room and down the hall. I hoped he wasn’t already sleeping. I needed answers.

Normally, marks were scarred bites. For wolves, it was the canine patterns of their teeth that marked their mate as theirs. For vampires, it was an indication of having given ourselves to our Solus Amor or our chosen spouse.

Quickly, I knocked on Preston’s door. He called out for me to wait a moment. After a little while, he answered the door. He was dressed for bed.

“How can I help you, Victor?” Preston asked.

“We marked Echo tonight and something strange happened. Can you come look?” I requested.

“Is Echo okay?” He questioned in a worried tone.

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